The warehouse housing those supplies opened in September, after two years of work by board member Vickie Lassandro.

“We had people calling with furniture donations and household goods. We didn't have the room to store it. If we didn't have someone going into an apartment immediately, we had to turn the donations down,” Lassandro said.

As quickly as Lassandro receives donations, they are out the door again. The program needs the basics, from toilet paper and other hygiene products, to furniture.

Director of Youth Housing Opportunities Bonita Campbell said the program attempts to start the youth off with the basics in an effort to break the cycle of poverty.

“It gives you that stepping stone to then move forward and create those resources and end those other barriers that then allow you to move forward and work on employment, work on education,” Campbell said.